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NRS 179.455

“Wire communication” defined

Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

The act spans §§ 179–179 (161 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Summers v. State (1986)

Most recently applied in SHARPE (PHILLIP) VS. STATE (June 2015)

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1743; A 2015, 2489)

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“Wire communication” means any aural transfer made in whole or in part through the use of facilities for the transmission of communications by the aid of wire, cable or other like connection between the point of origin and the point of reception, including the use of such connection in a switching station, furnished or operated by any person engaged in providing or operating such facilities for the transmission of intrastate, interstate or foreign communications.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.